Art and Historical Change

1.00 credits · Undergraduate

Addressing Western art from the perspective of historical revivals, reformation and critique, this course will span the Renaissance to the present. Themes covered may include: Classicism in the Renaissance and the 18th Century; the Gothic revival of the Victorian period; representation, power and privilege; the politics of space; the production and consumption of art; and critiques of art history through a consideration of intersectionality and decolonization.